Wes goes out of his way to wind up members who are even vaguely left of centre. I can't imagine him winning a leadership election. (View Post)

The case for Labour (as opposed to against someone else) is that they are pursuing a slightly left-wing agenda with a strong dose of realism about world markets. The Greens don't engage seriously wit… (View Post)

Personally I never wanted to own property - I don't have the skills to maintain it or relatives to pass it on to. Growing up in Denmark it didn't occur to my family - renting flats in attractive towe… (View Post)

The argument for it is that it roots MPs in real life, rather than the abstracted sort of politicians you get in some Parliaments. Conversely the MP has a real personal interest in solving intractabl… (View Post)

Being a good backbencher and a good Minister require largely different characteristics. I converted a Tory lead of over 16% in 1992 to a lead of 0.7% in 2010 when they finally recovered the seat with… (View Post)